英语词汇eavestrough的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	eavestrough
词源	eavestrough. What are usually called gutters in America are for the most part called eavestroughs in Canada, though young- er Canadians are increasingly using the American term. Both are the names for a trough fixed on the eaves for draining rain- water from a roof. Rainspout and spouting are still other names for the same thing.
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